"Snark" of the day award goes to Itchmo (furbaby for itch me more!) in Seattle for their cheeky online replies to the Pet Food Institute's latest press release spin.

At this time I would like to share my favorite line.

Them: …pet food industry and FDA regulators are doing everything humanly possible to ensure that it doesn't happen again.

Us: For real? You serious? Please do tell us what you are doing other than writing stuff like this.

Please read the rest here.

Ok, now let's get real.

Below is a list compiled by Pet Connection of the basic demands for action and change in the pet food industry.

Complete Congressional investigation into how this event was handled, followed by a full and fully public report. ...

-New labeling requirements:

Product labels should be required to list not only the company that’s marketing the food, but also the company that made it. With full addresses and 800 numbers.
Product labels should be required to list the country of origin of the ingredients. It’s clear now that this information is every bit as important to a consumer trying to make an intelligent decision as the ingredients and nutritional analysis on those labels now.
- A true, national system for getting information to veterinarians and collecting information from veterinarians. This is important not only for our animals, but for ourselves. It’s quite possible a problem in animals can signify a developing threat for humans. (Ever hear of bird flu?) Veterinarians are an essential link in our national security and public-health systems...

The above list can be found here on Pet Connection.

Please remember that the FDA number of 16 pets reported dead is impossible and insulting.

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